End of Football

Letter describing the several reasons for the discontinuation of the Santa Clara University football team. The letter emphasizes the financial struggles with maintaining a top level university and a division I football team.

This article from the Mercury News paper details how Santa Clara University had been a great institution when it did not have a football team in the past and how will it continue to be after the final disbandment of the team.

This picture and subsequent article originates from the 1993 volume 89 Redwood yearbook from Santa Clara University. The text details the disappointment of the students, fans, and players stemming from the canceling of the team.

This picture depicts a SCU Bronco named Art Foster. He was a 6-2, 200 pound, junior tight end. Foster was a mathematics major from Marin City, California.

This newspaper article details the anger one former Santa Clara player feels toward the abolishment of the football team. He was a 49ers tight end named Brent Jones and was furious at the decision while claiming that the school never truly cared…

This is a newspaper article that looks back on SCU football 10 years after the team's last game. The article claims that the schools athletic program actually benefited from the sacrifice of football.

This an article detailing the reaction of the football coaches and players upon learning their team was going to be disbanded. Paul Locatelli announced the end of the football team as one of the budget cuts the school had to make.

This ticket stub originates from a Santa Clara University football game against Stanford. The game occurred on October 14, 1950 at Stanford stadium.

This is a program from the Santa Clara Football team from the 1989 season. This is one of the last remaining schedules as the football team ended 4 years after this season.